A senior US source told the newspaper: Washington PostIt was stated that the USA put pressure on Israeli officials to restore communication in the Gaza Strip.
According to him, officials of the Jewish state were behind the interruption of communication.
“We made it clear that they must be repaired. Communications have been restored. The source said that they (communications and Internet – socialbites.ca) must remain open.
According to the publication, Israeli officials did not explain to the American side why they cut off communications in Gaza before expanding ground operations.
IDF spokesman Daniel Hagar on the evening of October 27 statedIsrael has expanded the scope of ground maneuvers in the Gaza Strip: The army has increased air strikes in the Gaza Strip and will continue to conduct ground operations. In contrast, the Palestinian Hamas movement statedHe said the Gaza Strip was being attacked by Israel “by land, sea and air”.
Later IDF spokesman Lt. Col. Peter Lerner aforementionedThat the expansion of the Israeli military operation does not mean the beginning of a formal ground operation in the Gaza Strip.
7 October Hamas forces launched Several thousand rockets were launched into Israel and the launch of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood was announced. Thousands of militants invaded Israeli territory, seizing dozens of military equipment and more than two hundred hostages. In this context, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu announcedthat the country is at war.
The Israel Defense Forces intervention operation was called “Iron Swords” and one of its goals was the destruction of Hamas. Israeli Air Force applied Hundreds of Hamas targets in Gaza were attacked, and Israel’s National Security Council decided to cut off the supply of water, food, goods, electricity and fuel to the strip.
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